<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by richard:
Traveling under a different name is perfectly legal. Nothing false about it if that is what you call yourself.</font>
But then you are answering a question different from the one that was asked. If this is a name you really go by, then it isn't a "false name." And while I agree that you can go by any name you like, I don't think any airline will let you board if the name on your ticket is not the name on your ID.